Camera Review
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Camera
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QImaging
QICAM and
QICAM-IR
mono or color infrared mono
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Approx Price (list)
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$4,250 non-cooled to $5,250 cooled; $4950 IR mono
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Analog/Digital
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digital
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Chip Type
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1/2" Sony ICX205; 2/3" VQE3618L (IR
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Chip Grades/ Big Depth
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12 bit/ 36 bit color; 4096 levels grey, 4096 levels per channel color
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Transfer Mode
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interline, progressive scan
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Transfer Speed
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20, 10, 5, 2.5 MHz; 10fps (IR 20 fps) full resolution @ 12 bits; 205 fps max w binning & ROI
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Chip/Pixel Size
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1392x1040, 1.4 mil; IR 696x520 light sensitive pixels
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Number of Pixels
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1392x1040, 1.4 mil; IR 696x520 light sensitive pixels
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Shutter Type
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electronic
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Shutter Speed/ Settable Delay
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0 µs to 17.9 min in 1 µs increments
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Separate Controller Required?
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no
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External Shutter Toggle
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yes, TTL input; internal, software, external, TTL output
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Well Depth
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10,000; IR 22,000
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Read Noise or Signal to Noise
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12e- IR 10e-
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Dark Current (Centigrade)
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1.78 e/p/s
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Spectral Response
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at 500nm about 70 % QE, spectral range to 1000nm in IR
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Mount Type
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2/3" C-mount optical format 1/4"-20 threadmount, 18mm image format
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Cooled/Cooling Process
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no cooling available
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Coolest Temp/ User Settable?
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ooling to 25C below ambient; IR no cooling, operates in 0-50C
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# Connectors on Housing
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TTL input, IEEE1394 Firewire, data & power
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Power Input
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1394 Firewire 7 watts non-cooled; 13 watts cooled
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Size/Weight
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5.2x3.0x2.5 in., 635g
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Data Transfer Plug Type
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1394 Firewire see note
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Data Transfer Connector/Cord
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IEEE 1394 Firewire; PCI card included
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Frame Grabber Type
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Firewrie IEEE 1394, no frame grabber
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Computer Compatible
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Windows/Mac
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Subregions Available?
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yes, ROI from 1x1 p up to full res in 1 p increments
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Gain/Binning Control?
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Gain 0.6 - 15x; IR 1.0 - 45x; bin1x1 to 8x8
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Precapture Delay
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yes, in software
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Integration Time Increment
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1 µs
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Programmable EPROM?
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yes, FPGA, field programmable gate arrays
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Software mfg supplied?
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yes, QCapture software for Windows & Mac
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Image Pro?/ IP lab?
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yes, extensive 3rd party software support
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Twain?
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?
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SDK available
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yes
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Color Acquisition Method
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Bayer Mosaic for QICAM, available in mono "Fast" and Color "Fast, both cooled, plus mono "Fast" not cooled. "IR" version mono only.
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Color Tradeoffs
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limited to 12 bit, QICAM-IR has no color filter option
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Appropriate Applications
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high-res, infrared and visible-range scientific and industrial imagined, spectral range extends to 1000nm in IR gegion. Frame rates up to 120 fps w bin and ROI.
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Deconvolution? Fluorescence Microscopy?
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QICAM-IR best for real-time, low-light infrared imaging
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VatyTek Rating
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Comments from VayTek
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Delivery Time
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Mfg. Warranty
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Service
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